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Here’s where all the COVID-19 vaccine candidates currently stand
There are currently more than 150 different COVID-19 vaccines under development. Of these, more than 50 have reached human trials, and seven have been approved for emergency or full use in parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. In the United States, two...
Understanding Impacts of COVID-19 on Substance Use Disorder and Treatment
In the midst of an ongoing nationwide opioid crisis, the global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted people with substance use disorders – and particularly opioid use disorders. Social distancing requirements, shelter-in-place orders and the many unknowns...
Official Call for Applications: Virtual Spring 2021 Internships with NJ ACTS
Students, Postdocs, & Fellows: Interested in building your resume in clinical and translational sciences? The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core is hosting paid part-time internships this Spring. We strongly encourage applicants from Rutgers University, Princeton...
From Vaccines to Vaccinations: Will Americans Roll Up Their Sleeves?
As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out around the country, we’re bringing together a group of faculty experts to discuss discovery, distribution, facts, falsehoods and more. Tuesday, December 22 at 12pm on Princeton’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Panelists: Janet...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Shah's article in the Journal of Biological Chemistry titled, "Tracking the carbons supplying gluconeogenesis". The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis that has led to substantial morbidity and mortality and has devastated health systems and...
Applying Science Where It’s Needed Most
Maria Laura Gennaro is a versatile public health researcher whose laboratory’s discoveries and applications have influenced the world’s understanding of infectious diseases. Her career focus has been tuberculosis (TB), a chronic lung disease that remains one of the...
Nurses at St. Mary Medical Center strike for safer staff levels as coronavirus surges
A little over a year ago, Debbi Bozeman left her station on the medical surgical unit at St. Mary Medical Center in Bucks County and began going floor to floor with a simple message: It’s time to start a union. It wasn’t a tough sell, she said. The Langhorne...
Forecasting the next COVID-19
In late October 1859, one of the century’s most devastating storms struck the British Isles. Winds, estimated at over 100 mph, howled across the Irish Sea. The storm destroyed 133 ships and caused at least 800 deaths, more than half on the Royal Charter, a steam...